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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00068.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Charles Barrett, convicted of murder |
| Date | 4 November 1858 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | Convicted of murder; sentenced to death. Sentence commuted due to Barrett's youth, and because the crime was unintentional, not premeditated, and was done in "...a moment perpetrated under the maddening effects of intoxicating liquor...". (c/s Lewis Cass) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws Alcohol Death Penalty |
| People | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Barrett, Charles (fl. 1853) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |